A $1 billion, family-owned integrated supplier, fabricator, and manufacturer of pipe, valve, and fitting products and services to the natural gas, waterworks, energy, and industrial sectors engaged RubinBrown to assist with evaluation, selection, implementation, and training of a new ERP system.
A $1 billion, family-owned integrated supplier, fabricator, and manufacturer of pipe, valve, and fitting products and services to the natural gas, waterworks, energy, and industrial sectors engaged RubinBrown to assist with evaluation, selection, implementation, and training of a new ERP system.
A $1 billion, family-owned integrated supplier, fabricator, and manufacturer of pipe, valve, and fitting products and services to the natural gas, waterworks, energy, and industrial sectors engaged RubinBrown to assist with evaluation, selection, implementation, and training of a new ERP system.
The company used an AS400-based system originally implemented in the early 1980’s. The system had become a much modified and supplemented core set of solutions that was no longer supported by its original supplier. The company realized its existing technology applications were not going to support anticipated market growth. The current system had supported its growth, but new functionality was required. Potential areas for improvement with the right ERP system were supply chain and inventory control, information accessibility, reduced manual intervention, proactive executive reporting, and more accurate financial reporting.
RubinBrown guided the client through several vendor discoveries and demonstrations based on the functional requirements identified within the evaluation to select the best-fit ERP before the end of the year. RubinBrown then oversaw master data management, business process redesign (scope included supply chain management, inventory management, and manufacturing operations), training, and change management leading up to ERP implementation.
The company selected a technology vendor to integrate an adaptable technology solution that eliminated the unnecessary flow of information and established a single source of truth to ensure accurate data and enhanced decision making. After experiencing a successful ERP implementation, the company realized enhanced operational efficiency, increased productivity, and access to real-time data allowing leadership to make informed, data-driven decisions.
"Hiring RubinBrown to help us with this ERP decision was the best decision we could have made for our company. We needed their expertise and their advice. Without it, we could have made some very bad, very expensive decisions. Thanks to the RubinBrown team's gentle guidance, thoroughness, and support, we knew we were making the best choices for our company by not buying a new ERP system at this time."
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